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washingtonpost.com > business > 09/08/2026 > drivers-more-pain-oil-rockets-back-toward-100-per-barrel

Drivers in for more pain as oil rockets back toward $100 per barrel

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (87+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Fresh attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and soaring demand in China…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 09/05/2026 > mortgage-lending-standards-us-are-too-strict-pew-report-argues

Did we make it too hard to get a mortgage after 2008? A new report says yes.

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (96+ words) The Washington Post Some say the pendulum has swung too far since the 2008 housing crisis. Others warn that looser standards once led to disaster. A report from the Pew Charitable Trusts argues that it’s too hard to get a mortgage…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 09/05/2026 > economy-inflation-iran-trump-unemployment-mortgage > 9736461c-a933-11f1-9e38-f705d048bd5a_story.html

America In Focus: US hiring bounces back in August; mortgage rates climb

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (79+ words) The Washington Post The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery…...

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washingtonpost.com > technology > 08/29/2026 > federal-reserve-officials-are-debating-ais-effect-economy-jobs

The Fed confronts a powerful new economic force

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (69+ words) The Washington Post Officials at the country’s top financial institution regularly debate the effect of artificial intelligence on the U.S. economy, a Washington Post analysis found. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh promised to bust inflation in his first major speech…...

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washingtonpost.com > the-seven-trump > 08/28/2026 > tracking-trump-fed-chair-focuses-prices-job-growth-revised-down-trump-wants-ranchers-process-their-own-meat-more

Tracking Trump: Fed chair focuses on prices; job growth revised down; Trump wants ranchers to process their own meat; and more

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (38+ words) The Washington Post The Federal Reserve chair said the bank ‘has more work to do’ on inflation....

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washingtonpost.com > business > 08/28/2026 > federal-reserve-warsh-interest-trump-inflation > aeb79846-a2e3-11f1-8606-1d40ad00172e_story.html

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (89+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 08/28/2026 > fed-chair-warsh-speaks-jackson-hole-conference

Fed chair Kevin Warsh, worried about inflation, offers scant clarity on next move

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (124+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. In a much-anticipated speech, Warsh doubled down on his controversial strategy of…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 08/26/2026 > consumer-spending-cools-inflation-continues-weigh-americans

Consumer spending cools as inflation continues to weigh on Americans

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (96+ words) The Washington Post Consumer spending rose by 0.2 percent in July, which was down a smidge from 0.3 percent growth a month earlier. Americans pulled back on spending in July, as inflation continued to weigh on the economy, according to new data…...

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washingtonpost.com > business > 08/26/2026 > economic-growth-inflation-trump-trade > 782665d0-a14b-11f1-8606-1d40ad00172e_story.html

US economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimate

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (75+ words) The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June. But consumer spending stayed strong. Growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of a goods and services — decelerated from a 2.1% pace from January…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 08/25/2026 > trumps-new-tariffs-canada-do-not-say-affordability-president

Opinion | Trump says he’s ‘the affordability president.’ Sure he is.

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Don’t worry, America. As you lament the high cost of living, the…...